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SOUNEI TOATTACHMENT TO OBBT 530027 April 1971COMMENTS on Fitness Report on Tennent H. Bagley1 April 1970 - 31 March 1971I agree with the fitness report's own suggestion that the "problems" it noted were overstressed: its negative contont outweighs the positive by nearly three to one and is omphasized by its format and sentence structure. Because its overall effect belies the "Strong" rating, I believe that it creates a misleading picture, and therefore think it necessary to comment. Moreover, the report leaves the impression of a goneral failing in two specific areas which I am sure it did not intend to, since these are two areas which, during the two years since the preceding fitness report, have been repeatedly praised by Division management: 1) the level of operational activity at this Station ("his capability to translate his concepts into productive human ondeavor has been loss impressive") and 2) the development of a NOC facility ("frustrating lack of major progress on the part of the NOC component").The report could usefully have made more precise its implication that I have not created a satisfactory amount of productive human endeavor by my concepts and plans. When I took over this Station I inherited about 10 valid unilateral assots. We have since added at least 80 new ones, of whom about 10 romain particularly productive and promising and at least 25 more continue to bo useful, sometimes Decessary, informants or action types. Most if not all of these new assets were spotted and recruited in direct response to my planning and concepts. I have thus more than quintupled the Station's assets and its capability to respond to the varied directivos and requests it receives. The high rate of acquisition of new assets has remained generally constant throughout the period since the preceding fitness report.. Perhaps the current fitness report questions the "productivity" of these assets; this is of course debatable, but can be properly judged only in terms of our designated objectives. We were directed to establish contact with Soviets and assess them, with a view to their eventual recruitment. When I took over, this Station had access of one sort or another to perhaps four Soviet officials; we have built to the point where we now have contact and are providing assessments through unilateral assets alone on nearly 40 Soviets currently here (more, I would suspect, than any other station in the world) not to mention some 20 other Soviets covered by liaison
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14-00000COMMENTS continuedSEORET RODATPage 2operations at least partly stimulated by us, and not counting the many who have left PCS during this period. Going beyond assessment, we have taken concrete steps toward recruitment of a number of Soviet and Bloc officials (offers, hints, pressures, etc., directed through our assets), we have řecruited several employees of Soviet installations in Brussels and Antwerp, and we have made at least one significant Bloc recruitment.The assessments provided by our numerous assets on 2. large proportion of the local Soviets have permitted us to find and to focus more realistically (i.e., with some degree of hope) on the few promising targets. We have so focussed, although, as the report says, in this there have been differences with Headquarters on method and emphasis. But these differences were largely a matter of semantics, and they have not impaired operational progress: I cannot think, nor have been told at any time, of a single specific thing left undone against any target Soviet because of the Station's method and emphasis.In addition to our steady progress in the Soviet field,. we have so built up our local capabilities that we can and do respond (to what I am told is an unusual degree) to requests of other components of the CS, and in doing so we are using largely agents recruited during my tenure and according to my plans. We provide and backstop cover for FE operations in the Far East; we recruit participants for LCPIPIT organizations; we provide live addresses for other divisions' operations; we actively support, by action and propaganda, worldwide psych programs; we send agents, some- times in response to book-cable requests, to fulfill organization missions in (for example) Biafra, Saigon, the South Sudan, Paris and Tokyo; we recruit support agents for the use of other stations in their areas; we we handle agents in other areas on behalf of other stations; we use our assets to spot and introduce people useful for other stations. We do this without diminishing the rate of acquisition of new assets directed at our primary objectives. This human endeavor does not seem unproductive.The second general area in which the fitness report leaves the Impression of general inadequacy concerns our NOC activity. The NOC structure I created (and whose strengths,SESALT RIBAT
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COMMENTS continued                                                                               Page 3like the shortcomings referred to in the report, are duelargely to my "style") has repeatedly been called aninnovative ground-breaking experiment. During the past yearthe Division has sent COS's and officers from other stationsto Brussels to study and, presumably, to emulate applicableparts of it. This structure was created since the precedingfitness report, but the present one mentions only a "lack ofprogress" (which is moreover not defined and is not cleareven to me: What is "progress on the part of a NOC component"?)If progress or lack of it is represented by the number ofcases turned over to NOC handling, then it is worth notingthat this Station works on the principle, not accepted every-where, that all cases will be handled by NOC officers unlessthere are overriding reasons to the contrary. So far we haveturned over some 35, another 15 turnovers are imminent, andothers are delayed only because turnover to NOC now would bepremature and potentially damaging. Since we have had to spotand recruit overy source which could be turned over to NOChandling, it might be forgiven that we have not yet providedfull case loads to ten active NOC officers, most of whomarrived at about the same timo a year and a half ago. Weare trying hard to produce now sources, while at the same timereducing the excessive number of NOC officers. If "lack ofprogress" monns that our experimentation with different modesof communication, command, and administration of NOC unitshas not yot developed a final form or doctrine, the commentis valid, but our very activo experimentation continues toidentify false avenues as well as to revcal promisingperspectivos; in this we have been encouraged by the. Division.We have, also, managed to keep our NOC officers! morale quitehigh (more so than elsewhere, I am told by LPGLOBE people),have kept them busy and productive, and have integrated theminto the Station, without loss of security, to a degree Ithink unmatched elsewhere. Among the ways we have done thisare by grouping them together and delegating authority to aNOC unit chief (although the report says that I have failedto delegato authority properly), and by assigning them theirown areas of operational responsibility and having them dothe Station's operational planning in those areas. This basbeen productive: it has identified promising areas ofpossible action which have led to recruitments, and haseliminated less promising areas, thereby avoiding wastemotion on the part of the Station as a whole.The last six lines of paragraph 2A. of the fitness reportare unclear to me. If the "possible loss of leadership" ofthe NOC component refers to the impending retirement of itschief, this is manifestly not due to any failure to delegate
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COMMENTS continued                                                                                                   Page 4to him responsibility and authority; he never in his longcareer had nearly as much of either as he did during mytenure here; he retired because he reached the age of 50,beset by family problems and facing a change in his cover job,and this in the face of repeated and recent failures to bepromoted despite having spent more than 10 years in grade.The report states 1), that physical divisions within theofficial Station made close teamwork difficult; 2), that Icould and should have corrected them. This is erroneous onboth counts. The Station, under my direction and that offifteen years of my predecessors, had to occupy this allottedspace, divided because there were two different coverorganizations and not enough space inthembassy. I am not awarethat this division has significantly affected the performanceof any Station officers or programs as long as I have beenhere. As to what space assignments would best promoteteamwork (i.e., who should sit where), I have given thoughtto this since my first week at this Station, and am convinced(despite musings about this or that alternative) that we havehad no choice better than the present arrangement. Mostrecently, however, I have approved our part of a generalshifting of Embassy space allocations which will finallyreunify the Station after its long separation./s/ Tennent H. Bagley
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SECRET5 May 1970MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORTSUBJECT : Tennent H. Bagley, GS-16, EmployeeNumber 056043, DOB: 11 November1925; Chief of Station; Career;Service Designation: D.PERIOD UNDER REVIEW : 1 April 1969 - 31 March 1970MONTHS UNDER MY SUPERVISION: 24OVERALL RATING : Outstanding1. For this reporting period Mr. Bagley must be rated as Outstanding for the achievements of his Station, achievements in very considerable measure due to his personal vision of how to mount a broad attack against the Soviet target. This vision is an unconventional one, not duplicated anywhere else in Europe, but it is undeniably producing results in terms of an understanding in depth of the activities of the Soviet representation in Belgium and of the character of a number of its individual members.2. Mr. Bagley has developed a relationship with the chief of the principal liaison service in Belgium of such nature that this service is for practical purposes an arm of Brussels Station. Through this relationship, the Station is able to exercise a large measure of control over that service's requirements, selection of targets and mode of operation. Needless to say, this has been of very great help in pursuing Agency's goals in Belgium.3. Although Mr. Bagley has not yet been completely successful in the organization of his complement of non-official cover personnel, his innovative approach has resulted in enormous progress over the past year, and I have good reason to believe that, with the implementation of certain measures which he and I recently discussed, he will be getting much more out of his NOC people than any other station chief in Eürope.4. I was also impressed on my most recent visit, during the last part of April 1970, with what seemed to be an improved
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SEGLET- 2 -communication between Mr. Bagley and his subordinates, bothinside and outside of the official cover installation. PeteBagley's intellectual capabilities tend to outstrip those ofmost of his colleagues, but it does seem to me that he has dealtwith this_problem well and has thus been able to engender loyalty.and cohesion among the members of his Station.![signature of John L. Hart]John L. HartChiefEuropean DivisionREVIEWING OFFICER'S COMMENTS: Concur -![signature of Cord Meyer]Assistant Deputy Director for PlansDate: 5 May '70SECLET
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SECRETEYES ONLY5. May 1970MEMORANDUM FOR: Secretary, CSCS BoardSUBJECT : Recommendation for Promotion to GS-17 -Mr. Tennent H. Bagley1. It is recommended that Mr. Tennent H. Bagley be promoted to GS-17. He has been in grade as GS-16 since June 1965 and has served as COS in Brussels since August 1967. His previous assignment was as Deputy Chief, SB Division.2. The reasons for this promotion are amply covered in my fitness report of this same date. I have just returned from an extensive trip through the European area, during which I had a chance to see and talk with a very large number of officers under both official and non-official cover. Pete Bagley is one of two whom I am recommending for promotion as a result. He is one of our very finest station chiefs, possessed of imagination, intellect and ability personally to handle operations which very few of his colleagues can match. He is one of those on whom the future of the Organization is going to depend, and I believe that the promotion is more than justified,![signature of John L. Hart]John L. HartChiefEuropean DivisionEYES ONLYSECRET
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SECRET9 May 1969TO : RAGLEY, Tennent H. Chief of Station, BrusselsSUBJECT: Annual Fitness Report1. Effective with this fitness report cycle, KEYWAY, is initiating a procedure by which a copy of the fitness report on a Chief of Station is forwarded to him upon completion by the Rating Officer. Depending upon the grades of the Chiefs of Station concerned, the fitness reports are drafted either by the Chief or Deputy Chief of KEYWAY, and those drafted by Chief, KEYWAY go to Deputy Chief WOMACE for review.2. Please sign at the bottom of this letter of transmittal on the line indicated, to certify that you have seen the fitness report. The transmittal letter should then be returned, to Headquarters for inclusion in your personnel file./s/ John L. HartI certify that I have seen my fitness report for theperiod 10 March 1968 - 31 March 1969Terment H. Bagley /s/SIGNATURE21 may 1967DATESECRET
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE (When Complated) Ret 6/30/τεCHIEF OF MISSION'S EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE(Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one copy.)OFFICER BEING RATEDChief of StationPOSITIONPOSTBRUSSELSGRADEAGENCYRATING PERIODI.May 13, 1969 - Dec. 29,1969DATE OF REPORTDecember 20, 1969SIGNATURE OF REPORTING DEFICERTITLEAmbassadorSIGNATURE OF REVIEWING-OFFICERTITLEEVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE[X] OutstandingSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory.II. Does this officer properly understand and perform his role and his functions as a member of your staff under existing Presidential directives? [X] Yes No (If no, explain in detail below.)Has he seen this report?Yes NoNARRATIVE COMMENTS(Attach additional sheets, if necessary for this section or for reviewing officer's comments.)This officer is undoubtedly one of extremely high professional competence. In addition I have complete confidence in his discretion.This officer is presentable, tactful, and enthusiastic. He constitutes an outstanding asset to this mission.FORM4-65 FS-572LIMITED OFFICIAL USE (When Complated)
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# SECRET# CHIEF OF MISSION'S EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE(Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency; retains one copy.)| OFFICER BEING RATED                | POST                           |        || ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------ || T. Bradley                         | Brussels, Belgium              |        || POSITION                           | GRADE                          | AGENCY || Chief CAS                          |                                |        || RATING PERIOD                      | DATE OF REPORT                 |        || 1. November 15, 1967-Nov. 15, 1968 | February 24, 1262              |        || SIGNATURE OF REPORTING OFFICER     | TITLE                          |        ||                                    | Ringway B. Kpint<br>Ambassador |        || SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICER     | TITLE                          |        ||                                    |                                |        |EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE*   [✓] Outstanding*   [ ] Satisfactory*   [ ] UnsatisfactoryII. Does this officer properly understand and perform his role and his functions as a member of your staff under existing Presidential directives?*   [✓] Yes*   [ ] No (If no, explain in detail below.)Has he seen this report?*   [✓] Yes*   [ ] NoNARRATIVE COMMENTS(Attach additional sheets, if necessary for this section or for reviewing officer's comments.)I cannot of course comment on the professional aspects of the Chief CAS's performance because of the highly specialized nature of his responsibilities.However as a member of the Country Team I give him the highest marks for his cooperative spirit, courtesy and willingness to contribute to the success of our common efforts and undertakings.Likewise I am satisfied that he maintains exceptionally close and effective relations with the appropriate Belgian officials.III. Endowed with an unusually frank and attractive personality, the Chief CAS is a respected and well liked member of our official American group in, Belgium, both in American and local circles, where his fluent and excellent French is much appreciated.His wife is a refined, quiet and attractive lady of Austrian birth. Both have gone through an agonizingly long and grave health problem with a young son of theirs and deserve extraordinary credit for the courage and dignity which they constantly displayed during their ordeal.In every respect, I consider him to be an outstanding CAS Station Chief.
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE (When Completed)# CHIEF OF MISSION'S EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE(Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one copy.)|                                      |                  || ------------------------------------ | ---------------- || OFFICER BEING RATED                  | POST             || Chief of Station                     | Brussels         || POSITION                             | GRADE            ||                                      | AGENCY           || RATING PERIOD                        | DATE OF REPORT   || December 30, 1969 - November 4, 1970 | November 4, 1970 || SIGNATURE OF REPORTING OFFICER       | TITLE            || John S. D. Eisenhower                | Ambassador       || SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICER       | TITLE            || EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE |              |                || ------------------------- | ------------ | -------------- || [x] Outstanding           | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |II. Does this officer properly understand and perform his role and his functions as a member of your staff under existing Presidential directives? [x] Yes  No  (If no, explain in detail below.)Has he seen this report? Yes [x] NoNARRATIVE COMMENTS(Attach additional sheets, if necessary for this section or for reviewing officer's comments.)This officer is undoubtedly one of extremely high professional competence. In addition I have complete confidence in his discretion.This officer is presentable, tactful, and enthusiastic. He constitutes an outstanding asset to this mission.FORM4-65 FS-572LIMITED OFFICIAL USE (When Completed)
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# CHIEF OF MISSION'S EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE(Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one copy.)OFFICER BEING RATEDChief of StationPOSTErusselsPOSITIONGRADEAGENCYRATING PERIODDATE OF REPORT1. November 4, 1979 - September 22, 1971September 22. 1971SIGNATURE OF REPORTING OF FIGERTITLEAmbassadorBIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICERTITLEEVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE-[X] OutstandingSailsfactoryUnnatisfactoryII. Does this officet properly understand and perform his role and his functions as a member of your staff under exinting Presiden- tial dirgetives? [X] Yew No (If so, explain in detail below.)Has he seen this report? Yes [X] NoNARRATIVE COMMENTS(Attach additional sheets, if necessary for this section or for reviewing officer's conment.)This officer is one of the few who was already here upon my arrival at this post. From careful observation over nearly two and one half years, with contacts several times a week, I am confirmed in my opinion of his extremely high professional competence. Quite naturally, I avoid delving into the details of his day-to-day operations. However, In the area with which I am most concerned--that of his political discretion--I have absolute confidence.This officer is precentable, tactful, and enthusiastic. He fit's in harmoniously with the other members of the mission, therefore constituting an outstanding asset thereto.FORM 4-65 FS-572LOVEXLONXXX (When Completed)SECRET
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# CHIEF OF MISSION'S EVALUATION OF ERFORMANCE(Mission submits original and one copy directly to appropriate agency, retains one copy.)OFFICER BEING RATEDJennint BaflyPOSTBrussels, BelgiumPOSITIONChief CASGRADEAGENCYRATING PERIOD(see III below)DATE OF REPORTNovember 15, 1987SIGNATURE OF REPORTING OFFICERRidgway B. ignTITLEAmbassadorSIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICERTITLEEVALUATION OF PERFORMANCEOutstanding X Satisfactory Unsatisfactory X (see III below)II. Does this officer properly understand and perform his role and his functions as a member of your staff under existing Presidential directives? [X] Yes No (Il no, explain in detail below.)Has he seen this report? [X] Yes NoNARRATIVE COMMENTS(Attach additional sheets, if necessary for this section or for reviewing officer's comments.)Since the Chief CAS reported to post in September of this year, sufficient time has not elapsed to make a definite evaluation of his performance. A performance evaluation covering his full period at post will be made at the time of the next annual assessment period on November 1, 1968. Having said this, I might add that his approach to his job and performance to date in addition to his obvious ability and experience have confirmed my earlier, most favorable impressions of him.
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28 April 1969MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF FITNESS REPORTSUBJECT : Tennent H. Bagley, GS-16, EmployeeSerial Number 056043; DOB:November 11, 1925; Chief ofStation; Career; SérviceDesignation: D.PERIOD UNDER REVIEW : 10 March 1968 - 31 March 1969MONTHS UNDER MY SUPERVISION: 12OVERALL RATING : Strong1. Mr. Bagley assumed his duties as Chief of Station on 13 September 1967. It is too early to assess the results of his stewardship; he established in advance a timetable for building up a structure of unilateral agent assets, and it is not yet clear to what extent these assets are going to be productive against major targets. However, there is no doubt that Bagley has tackled his job with originality, energy, and enthusiasm. A good indication of these qualities is that, alone among our European Chiefs of Station, Bagley has himself recruited at least half a dozen new agent assets in less than two years.2. Bagley's accomplishments must be measured in light of the fact that he has had a weak Deputy Chief of Station, and that several of the officers in his small Station have been of quite modest calibre. The restaffing of the Station which is taking place this summer should result in a considerable leap forward.3. On the personal side, Bagléy has all the qualities which we could ask for in a Chief of Station. He is totally dedicated, incisive and articulate, a pleasant companion and a gracious host. I rate his overall performance as Strong.![signature]John L. HartChief,European Division
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SECRET- 2 -REVIEWING OFFICER'S COMMENTS![Signature]Cord Meyer, Jr.Assistant Deputy Director for Plans30 April 69